By creating a custom slipcover, you can transform that worn out chair into something beautiful and new. Professor Pincushion will show you how to create your own pattern pieces so you'll get the perfect fit and those armless chairs will get the makeover they deserve. Break out your measuring tape!
Armless Chair Slipcover
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Flower Headband
Looking for fun projects to use those fabric scraps? In a few easy steps you'll be on your way to creating unique and comfortable headbands that are customized to your head and held in place with a small piece of elastic. Comes together easily and can be made in different fabric combinations.
Makeup Brush Organizer
This makeup brush organizer is a quick sewing project that's great for organizing your brushes for home or for travel. But it can also be adjusted to accommodate other items as well. Make your own pattern to make it versatile.
Newsboy Cap
Add a little vintage style to your wardrobe with our newsboy cap. This is a great sewing introduction into hat making even for beginners. There's a free pattern that can be downloaded.
Quilted Coasters
Tackle a simple quilt design to make adorable coasters for your space. If you're never tried quilting before, this is a great beginner project to try your hand at it.
Monogram Pillow
Make a monogrammed pillow to personalize and stylize your decorative pillow game. Why buy when it's so easy to do yourself. This is a fun project that's also beginner friendly.
Shirt Pocket
Need to add a simple pocket? The shirt pocket is one of the easiest pockets to create and sew onto your clothes. This video shows you how to cut out, place and sew them correctly on your garment.
Lengthen or Shorten Pattern
Lengthening or shortening a commercial pattern is easy to do and necessary if you tend to find patterns generally are too short or too long for you. This is a good way to customize your pattern so that it fits you perfectly. Watch our tutorial and we'll show both options for lengthening and shortening a pattern.
Shifting a Dart
Want to move the dart on your sewing pattern to a different spot? You can and it's actually very easy to do. Grab your pattern, some tracing paper, and a pencil and let's move a dart together.
Double Dart
If you want your garments to look like they fit you well, then you'll definitely want to sew darts. This is the best way to contour fabric to fit your curves. This video focuses specifically on the double dart.